The City of RESPONSIBILITY...Welcomes You

I am sad to report that I may have to find Blue another home. We really don't have a lot of room for him to just run around fancy free where I live. As of Saturday night, he has officially been tied up. :o( I know he hates that, but unfortunately, there have been a few incidents over the last few weeks that just may get out of control if something else isn't done.

Thankfully, no one has been bitten or attacked. You see, apparently one of our neighbors has been complaining about Blue. I was not aware of any of the incidents that have taken place until this weekend. The neighbor was supposed to call me last week and discuss things with me, but she did not. Meanwhile, I'm hearing about it from another neighbor's perspective - who, by the way, is at odds with the other neighbor - so by her accounts, Blue is not doing any harm at all. (Did you get that?) I found out Saturday afternoon that Blue attacked a smaller dog. I have seen him do that before, and have attempted training him so that it isn't a problem. However, I took on Blue from an owner who I belive was mistreating him, because apparently this same person has had other dogs with whom people have had issues. You know the old saying - old habits die hard. Poor Blue. That's exactly what I've been dealing with over the last stretch of time. He really needs someone to work with him constantly, and I've come to realize that I just don't have the time he needs. Besides that, it breaks my heart that he has become the center of controversy between two neighbors - which apparently has been into play long before I moved into the neighborhood - where one seems to use him as a scapegoat. That's just not fair. So I have decided to pursue finding him another home where he can be taken care of the way he should be.

Sure - he is just a dog, but he's MY dog. That means if something serious were to occur, guess who's responsible??? That's right! So why not do the responsible thing now, and consider the saftey of all involved? Not to mention, this whole feuding between my neighbors could easily result in someone killing Blue, and there is no need for things to get to that level. Boy, I tell you. Whoever said good fences make good neighbors must have known a thing or two.

Well anyway, all these things are just LIFE, aren't they? So we might as well deal with them and MOVE ON. After all, the city of MATURITY awaits....

*Shanna*